The Plague is still remembered as one of the most large-scale disease-based tragedies in history. Millions of deaths, spurred on by the simple fact that humanity didn’t really understand how sickness worked and couldn’t effectively combat it. So of course, it’s an excellent backdrop for a deeply dramatic story. A ...

Dead Cells, is a roguelike, action-platformer that gets harder and harder as you play, and is right up my alley. The game has been in constant development for years, with frequent updates to the gameplay, graphics, and systems. Last year it reached a near-final state, and became an indie darling, ...

If you or your child enjoy the side-scrolling Metroid or Castlevania games, or the Dark Souls series, you’ll probably enjoy this game a good deal. And if you’ve never played any of those but would be interested in an atmospheric game about exploring an ancient ruin and uncovering the secrets ...

Horizon Chase Turbo is enjoyable and relatively simple. The challenge in realistic racing sims lies in one’s ability to understand the complexities of controlling their vehicle, and the simple act of driving well requires a good deal of skill. This doesn’t have that high skill barrier, instead focusing on simple ...

After playing this game, I was pleasantly surprised. The graphics are beautiful. The world is fun to explore, and the colors really pop. It’s actually fun to run around and collect items, and the crafting adds some extra depth that a game like this desperately...

The Sims is a game series with a long legacy. First released by Maxis in 2000, the series had been going strong for years, with sequels and expansion packs tweaking and updating the base experience. In these open-world games, you indirectly control the lives of virtual people called “Sims,” tending ...

There’ve been two games of recent memory that look back at old cartoons—by coincidence, both are indie projects that made it big. One of them, Cuphead explored them with a side-scrolling shooter, using its gameplay to broadcast beautiful animation in a 1930s style. The other one, Bendy and the Ink ...

The Far Cry series has made a place for itself since its third game released in 2012. The series is known for its unhinged villains, freedom to approach conflict in a wide variety of ways, and a game structure so ubiquitous among Ubisoft games it’s literally called the “Ubisoft open ...

Far Cry has changed a lot over time. Originally conceived as a punishingly difficult military survival game, the third installment turned it into an open-world “one man against the world” struggle for freedom from an oppressive, mentally unstable dictator. That formula has informed the series since then, but the series ...